Knife-shank.



`110.345,34@ PATENTED PEB. ze, 1907.

c. B. DREW.

KNIFE SHANK.

APPLIOATION FILED sBPT.2e.19oe.

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vCHARLES E. DREW, oF FAEMINGTON, NEW-HAMPSHIRE..

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No. 845,340. speiaeation of Application led September Z6v 1906.

To aj wltom, it muy concern:

Be it known,v that I, CHARLES E. DREW, a citiaen of the United -States,residing at Farmington, in the county of Strafford` 'and State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knife-Shanks; and I do hereby declare the followl ing to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 1

- My invention relates to new and useful improvements in knife-shanks;and my object is to provide means for securing the shank oi' the knifewithin a handle.

Other objects and advantagesv will be hereinafter referred to, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application,Figure 1 is a perspective view of a knifeblade and show;l ing myimproved form of spur and shank. Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof,,snowing the same secured in a handle. Fig. 3 is a seetional view asseen from v line 8 8,' Fig.. 2.` Fig. 4 is a side elevation n'f theblade, showing a 'slightly-modified,form of shank; and

Fig. 5 1s a perspective view of the spur.v

Referring'to the drawings, in which simi? lar reference-numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1

indicates a knife-blade, which may be of the are formed by cutting intothe edges of the Vshank and directing the severed portions outusual orany preferred form, and preferably of that class known as shoe-knives,but may be readily used in connection with any form of table-,knife orthe like, said blade having a shank 2 at one end thereof, which isadapted to enter a socket 8in the'usual or any preferred form of handle4. The handle i is constructed' of any preferred fibrous material, suchas wood or the like, :and the shank 2 is providedwith upwardly anddownwardly extending 'teeth 6, whichl shank is driven Wardly, sothatwhen the will into the socket the teeth 6 readilyfenter the adjacentportions of the handle and aid in holding the shankwithin the socket.

The free end of the shank is provided with l an opening 7, the two endsof which are beveled, as shown at 8, and the spur 9 is made l in aseparate piece and adapted to be disposed through the opening 7, as bestshown name to this specification in the Letters Patent. Alamented Een.2e, i907.

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in Fig. of the drawings. In this construction it will be seen that whenthe shank isdriven in to the handle that a portion of the spur 9 willextend through the shank and be directed into the adjacent portion ofthe han-v dle, so that when the shank is properly disposedwithin thehandle the spur will prevent theshank handle.

It will now be seen that I- have provided a chea and convenientconstruction forsecure y holding the shank of the knife-blade .Withinits respective handle and Aone that can be readilyr constructed andpositive in' its operation. What I claim is` V1. The combination with ahandle having a socket therein; of a blade, a shank at one end .of saidblade rsaid" socket, an oblong spur havingits inner end in engagementwith the end of the socket, while the opposite ,end thereof is pointedand directed through an opening in said shank and into engagement withthe :adjacent portion of the handle whereby the shank will be held/inthe handle.

2, The combination with a handle having a socket therein; of a blade, ashank at one end of said blade having an opening therein, the materialat the ends of said opening being tapered, a'nd an oblong spur disposedthrough said opening, one end of saidspur engaging the end of thesocket,l While the opposite end thereof is pointed and seated in theadjacent portion of the handle when the shank is forced into. thesocket.

3. Ihe combination with a handle having a socket therein; `of a blade, ashank at one end of said blade of less length than said socket andhaving an o l spur having one of its en s pointed and its opposite endflat adapted to extend through said opening the flat end thereof -seatedon -the end of the socket while the pointed endthereof is directed intothe adjacent portion of` the handle', and teeth on the upper and loweredges of the shank.

In testimony whereof I have signed' my presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

Witnesses:y

ALBERT GARLAND, FRANKLIN W. CoBUnN, Jr.

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